Statement from Faculty on Black Manifesto


As BIPOC faculty and staff at the College of Wooster, we stand in support of the authors of the Black Manifesto and the countless other students who have spoken up against racism, bias, discrimination, and systemic inequality on our campus. We hereby uplift the voices and concerns of our current students and alumni. We recognize the bravery, passion, and labor that it takes to demand social change and applaud them for their important work. We, too, share many of their concerns, and want to first extend this statement of solidarity and support. 

We also reaffirm the three previous letters to the Board of Trustees and administration that outline the concerns and demands of our BIPOC staff and faculty.

Thank you,

 

Beatrice J. Adams, Assistant Professor, Department of History

Ahmet Atay, Associate Professor, Department of GMDS, WGSS and Communication Studies

Kayla J. Campbell, Program Coordinator, Office of the Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer

Subhadip Chowdhury, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences 

Álvaro J. Corral, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science

Sháqūez Dickens, Assistant Director to the Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office

Alex Dominguez, Senior Assistant Director of Admissions & Coordinator of Multicultural Recruitment

Amber Garcia, Professor, Department of Psychology

Hamed Goharipour, Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Studies

Marla Goins, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Africana Studies

Erin Guzmán, Chaplain and Director of Religious & Spiritual Life; Co-Liason for the Activism & Social Change Pathway, 

Erum Haider, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Studies and Political Science

Myrna Y. Hernández, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students

Meredith Hope, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

Christopher Kang, Assistant Professor, Department of English

Joe Kirk, Director of Campus Safety

Moses Luri, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences

Bhakti Mamtora, Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies

Setsuko Matsuzawa, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology; East Asian Studies Program

Hernan Medina Jimenez, Assistant Professor, Spanish

Lee A. McBride III, Professor, Philosophy; Interim Chair, Africana Studies

Oscar Alfonso Mejía, Visiting Assistant Professor, Communication Studies

Philip Mellizo, Associate Professor, Department of Economics

Sarah Mirza, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Religious Studies

Michael Miyawaki, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Amyaz Moledina, Associate Professor, Department of Economics

Carlo Moreno, Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies Program

Jillian Morrison, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences 

Olivia Navarro-Farr, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology and Program in Archaeology

David Newberry-Yokley, Director of Recruitment and Diversity Outreach, Admissions

Jess Nickerson, Assistant Director of Admissions

Kotei Nikoi, Assistant Professor, Department of GMDS

Jimmy A. Noriega, Associate Professor, Department of Theatre and Dance; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program

Chan Sok Park, Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies; Chair, Middle Eastern and North African Studies

Ashley Reid, Associate Director of Athletics

Suwatana Rockland, Costume Shop Supervisor/Costume Designer, Department of Theatre and Dance

Siavash Samei, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Ibra Sene, Associate Professor, Department of History/Global and International Studies

Naoko Skala, Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre and Dance

Zareen Thomas, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program

Zhenyu Tian, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies

Fred Todd, Campus Safety Dispatcher, Campus Safety

Leslie E. Wingard, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of English; Interim Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer 

Ziying You, Assistant Professor, Department of Chinese Studies; East Asian Studies Program; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program